NASHVILLE — The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Waffle House was arrested Monday, more than a day after four people died and others were injured at the 24-hour restaurant in the southeast Nashville neighborhood of Antioch, police said.

A tip from a construction worker led police to Travis Reinking, 29, of Morton, Ill., and an end to a 34-hour manhunt. Reinking was taken into custody peacefully but was carrying a loaded silver handgun and a flashlight in a black backpack.

He was less than a mile from the shooting scene and close to an elementary school.

Reinking was taken to a nearby police station, where he requested a lawyer and refused to give a statement, police spokesman Don Aaron said. He was taken to Nashville General Hospital before being booked into jail downtown on four counts of homicide.

His bond was set at $2 million, $500,000 for each of the people slain.

The suspect's capture just before 1 p.m. CT capped a chaotic search that followed the deadly shooting at about 3:25 a.m. Sunday at a Waffle House in the southeast corner of Nashville.

The area in which Travis Reinking was apprehended was the subject of aerial and canine searches Sunday and ground searches earlier today. His movements since the shooting are unknown. Reinking refused to give a statement to detectives. pic.twitter.com/F36lxQz6mz

"We are glad to know that our community will receive justice," Nashville Mayor David Briley wrote on Twitter. "The people of Antioch and all of Nashville can breathe a sigh of relief."

Lydia French said she called 911 Monday afternoon after she saw a man who looked like Reinking emerge from woods in the subdivision where she was working. He looked shocked and disoriented.

He noticed when she dialed her phone, she said. He darted behind a nearby school and she lost sight of him.

"When he seen me on the phone, he kept looking real nervous," said French, her hands shaking as she told the story to reporters. "I've got kids. I worked out here every day last week with him living right here.

Police and federal agents spent much of Sunday and Monday sweeping through overgrown woods in Antioch and around Percy Priest Lake. Before Reinking was captured, no one had reported seeing him since Sunday morning when he was spotted in a wooded area near the Antioch apartment complex where he had moved from Morton.

Earlier in the day, officers were starting to search an area near Interstate 24 and Old Hickory Bouldvard south of Antioch. On Sunday, someone had found a laptop bag in a grass field near the interchange that contained an identification card with Reinking's name.

“When he seen me on the phone, he kept looking real nervous. ... All day long I kept thinking that (Waffle House shooting) could've been us.”

Lydia French, construction worker

It was unclear whether Reinking left the laptop case behind before or after the Waffle House shooting.

Sunday's incident was the third major crime in a high-profile location in this neighborhood in less than three years. Emanuel K. Sampson, 26, has been accused of killing one woman and injuring seven others in a Sept. 24 shooting at Burnette Chapel Church, and police killed Vincente Montano, 29, on Aug. 5, 2015, after he attacked three people with pepper spray and wounded one of the three with a hatchet at Carmike Hickory 8 movie theaters.In the days before Sunday's Waffle House shooting, Reinking also had stolen a car from a BMW dealership and run from police in Brentwood, Tenn., a little more than 5 miles from the shooting site, Aaron said. Police there briefly chased him Tuesday through rush-hour traffic, but he got away.

Police used the car's GPS to track it to Reinking's apartment complex although he was not identified as a suspect in the theft at that time.

What we know about suspect Travis Reinking

Even as more information about the suspect emerged, Aaron said police did not know what motivated the shooting.

Reinking previously had threatened people with an AR-15 rifle and told police that singer Taylor Swift, who has a home in Nashville, was stalking him, records show. A Nashville employer said he fired Reinking earlier this month for being "paranoid."

At the time of the shooting, the gunman was wearing only a green coat. He dropped the coat near the scene and fled on foot, naked, Aaron said. Reinking later was spotted in a wooded area near his apartment complex wearing black pants and no shirt.

Reinking had "previous interactions" with federal, state and local law enforcement although Nashville police had not encountered him. Aaron also said Reinking had a known interest in guns.

In July, Secret Service agents arrested Reinking in the District of Columbia for being in a restricted area near the White House.

"He wanted to set up a meeting with the president," Secret Service representative Todd Hudson said.

After the arrest, his Illinois firearms authorization was revoked and local Illinois police seized four weapons.

"Among the weapons seized by those authorities was the AR-15 rifle used at the Waffle House today," Aaron said at a Sunday afternoon news conference.

Police believe that Reinking's father received the weapons after their confiscation and returned them to his son. Reinking also was believed to have had two weapons on him as police continued their manhunt.

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Hero James Shaw wipes tears away during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the suspect. To Shaw's right is Nashville Metro Mayor David Briley and FBI Special Agent in Charge Matthew Espenshade.
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The injured hand of hero James Shaw is seen during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the weapon from the shooter.
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Coroners carry out a victim's body from the scene where four died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police officers return after searching the woods near the apartment complex where the Antioch Waffle House suspect was believed to live Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Four people died after a gunman opened fire at the nearby restaurant.
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Metro Nashville Police search for clues next to Discovery at Mountain View Apartments where suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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The truck of suspect Travis Reinking is removed from the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away.
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Metro Nashville Police investigate the scene at an Antioch Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Nashville Metro Police officers knock on doors at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018. It is believed the suspect has been living at the complex.
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Coroners carry out a body from the scene where four died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Here James Shaw, center, sits with FBI Special Agent in Charge, Matthew Espenshade, left, and Nashville Metro Mayor David Briley during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the suspect.
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Hero James Shaw holds back tears during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Behind Shaw is Nashville Metro Mayor David Briley.
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Waffle House hero James Shaw gets a standing ovation after speaking during a press conference Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the shooting suspect. Behind Shaw is police spokesman Don Aaron.
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Hero James Shaw returns to his seat after speaking during a press conference on the Waffle House shooting Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the suspect.
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Nashville Metro Mayor David Briley leads Waffle House hero James Shaw and others into a press conference Sunday, April 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn. Shaw wrestled the gun from the shooting suspect.
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James Shaw Jr., 29, talks with his best friend Brennan "BJ"McMurry after church.
The two have been up all night after Shaw disarmed a shooter inside an Antioch Waffle House.
Sunday April 22, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn
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Metro Nashville Police swat team members join the search for clues next to Discovery at Mountain View Apartments where suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police search for clues next to Discovery at Mountain View Apartments where suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police search for clues next to Discovery at Mountain View Apartments where suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police search for clues next to Discovery at Mountain View Apartments where suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police swat team members mobilize outside the apartment where suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police bomb squad robot is mobilized to enter the apartmentwhere suspect Travis Reinking is believed to have lived,after a gunman opened fire killing four people at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police bomb squad personnel arrive at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police bomb squad personnel arrive at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police stage at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. It is believed the suspect has been living there.
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Metro Nashville Police approach a neighbor's home to ask them to move their vehicles at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. It is believed the suspect has been living at the complex.
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A shattered window marks the spot where four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police bomb squad personnel arrive at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police bomb squad personnel arrive at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police search Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police stage at the front entrance of Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police stage at the front entrance of Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police approach ask neighbors to move their vehicles at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. It is believed the suspect has been living at the complex.
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Metro Nashville Police talk to concerned neighbors at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police search Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn. It is believed the suspect has been living there.
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Metro Nashville Police search Discover at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson talks to spokesman Don Aaron at the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018.
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Metro Nashville Police place police tape at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Waffle House employees stand outside the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police search Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police search Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police talk to concerned neighbors at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police place police tape at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police place search Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville search Discoveyr at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police search Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Metro Nashville Police place police tape at Discovery at Mountain View Apartments near the Waffle House where four people died after a gunman opened fire early Sunday, April 22, 2018 in Nashville, Tenn.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police work the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to police.
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Four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Metro Nashville Police work the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to police.
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Waffle House employees stand outside the scene where four people died after a gunman opened fire in Antioch early Sunday, April 22, 2018, before a patron wrestled the gun away, according to Metro Nashville Police.
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Killed, injured in Waffle House shooting

Two people were shot and killed outside the Waffle House at around 3:25 a.m. Sunday. Police said the suspect continued to shoot inside.

A third person died inside the restaurant and another person died after being taken to the hospital. Reinking has been charged with four counts of homicide for the deaths of the following people:

Akilah "Natrix" Dasilva, 23, of Nashville was a rap artist and music video producer killed April 22, 2018, after a gunman opened fire at a Waffle House restaurant in Antioch.(Photo: Courtesy of Nate Pierce)

• Akilah Dasilva, 23, of Antioch, was a rap artist and music video producer. He died at the hospital

• Deebony Groves, 21, of Gallatin, Tenn., a senior at Belmont University, majoring in social work.